1. ottoman(n = noun.person) osmanli, ottoman turk - a Turk (especially a Turk who is a member of the tribe of Osman I);
is a kind of turk
2. ottoman(n = noun.group) ottoman dynasty - the Turkish dynasty that ruled the Ottoman Empire from the 13th century to its dissolution after World War I;
is a kind of dynasty
3. ottoman(n = noun.artifact) hassock, pouf, pouffe, puff - thick cushion used as a seat;
is a kind of seat
4. ottoman(n = noun.artifact) footrest, footstool, tuffet - a low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated person;
is a kind of stool
ottoman(a = adj.pert) - of or relating to the Ottoman Empire or its people or its culture;
Of or pertaining to the Turks; as, the Ottoman power or empire. [1913 Webster]
1. A Turk. [1913 Webster]
2. A stuffed seat without a back, originally used in Turkey. [1913 Webster]
ottoman, adj. & n.
--adj. hist.
1 of or concerning the dynasty of Osman or Othman I, the branch of the Turks to which he belonged, or the empire ruled by his descendants.
2 Turkish.
--n. (pl. Ottomans) an Ottoman person; a Turk.
Idiom:
the Ottoman Porte see PORTE.
Etymology:
F f. Arab. ' utmani adj. of Othman (' utman)
ottoman, n. (pl. ottomans)
1 a an upholstered seat, usu. square and without a back or arms, sometimes a box with a padded top. b a footstool of similar design.
2 a heavy silken fabric with a mixture of cotton or wool.
Etymology:
F ottomane fem. (as OTTOMAN)
N support, ground, foundation, base, basis, terra firma, bearing, fulcrum, bait, caudex crib, point d'appui, pou sto, purchase footing, hold, locus standi, landing place, landing stage, stage, platform, block, rest, resting place, groundwork, substratum, riprap, sustentation, subvention, floor, supporter, aid, prop, stand, anvil, fulciment, cue rest, jigger, monkey, stay, shore, skid, rib, truss, bandage, sleeper, stirrup, stilts, shoe, sole, heel, splint, lap, bar, rod, boom, sprit, outrigger, ratlings, staff, stick, crutch, alpenstock, baton, staddle, bourdon, cowlstaff, lathi, mahlstick, post, pillar, shaft, thill, column, pilaster, pediment, pedicle, pedestal, plinth, shank, leg, socle, zocle, buttress, jamb, mullion, abutment, baluster, banister, stanchion, balustrade, headstone, upright, door post, jamb, door jamb, frame, framework, scaffold, skeleton, beam, rafter, girder, lintel, joist, travis, trave, corner stone, summer, transom, rung, round, step, sill, angle rafter, hip rafter, cantilever, modillion, crown post, king post, vertebra, columella, backbone, keystone, axle, axletree, axis, arch, mainstay, trunnion, pivot, rowlock, peg, tiebeam, thole pin, board, ledge, shelf, hob, bracket, trevet, trivet, arbor, rack, mantel, mantle piece, mantleshelf, slab, console, counter, dresser, flange, corbel, table, trestle, shoulder, perch, horse, easel, desk, clotheshorse, hatrack, retable, teapoy, seat, throne, dais, divan, musnud, chair, bench, form, stool, sofa, settee, stall, arm chair, easy chair, elbow chair, rocking chair, couch, fauteuil, woolsack, ottoman, settle, squab, bench, aparejo, faldstool, horn, long chair, long sleeve chair, morris chair, lamba chauki, lamba kursi, saddle, pannel, pillion, side saddle, pack saddle, pommel, bed, berth, pallet, tester, crib, cot, hammock, shakedown, trucklebed, cradle, litter, stretcher, bedstead, four poster, French bed, bunk, kip, palang, bedding, bichhona, mattress, paillasse, pillow, bolster, mat, rug, cushion, footstool, hassock, tabouret, tripod, monopod, Atlas, Persides, Atlantes, Caryatides, Hercules, supporting, supported, fundamental, dorsigerous, astride on, straddle.